Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor, as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Commandand as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holding the latter position during the Persian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 April 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations.
Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
Ladies and gentlemen, these are not assertions. These are facts, corroborated by many sources, some of them sources of the intelligence services of other countries.
Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.
Have a vision. Be demanding.
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote,
You need to learn what people have done, but you need to learn where they have failed... Usually when they fail it is in the execution.
Leadership is all about people … and getting the most out of people.
People get work done, not buildings, not staffs in a generic sense, and not plans, but people